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Thursday, June 9, 2011

Well, I tried...

Hey everyone-Happy Foodie Friday! I've been frustratingly playing with the Williams-Sonoma Message Cookie Cutters again. It seems most of us have a love/hate relationship with these cookie cutters, today I lean towards the latter... Most love the idea behind personal messages, but aren't fond of the recipe you kinda have to use. It's a little lacking in flavor and kind of tough. So I spent some time reviewing comments on the W-S site and thought I'd make some dough.

The idea was cookies from the kids for Father's Day, one from a daughter and one from a son.

I'll let you decide which is which:@)

Some folks said there is a simple adjustment to the W-S recipe that makes them taste so much better, more butter (who'da guessed?), use 2 sticks and add an extra yolk. I had reservations about the extra egg yolk because I figured it would make the dough puff up more during baking blurring the letters... I was right. The cookies above say "I Love You Daddy" and "Dear Dad Send Money" in case you can't read them.

Fun discovery: Many folks would like to be able to use the words but with different cutters or shapes. Well, if you simply unscrew the top knob the plate that holds the words will come out of the cookie cutter. I stored the spring in the mesh bag with the letters in case I want to put that cutter back together down the road. Now you can use your favorite zombie cutter and say Happy Halloween or bunny at Easter, whatever!

As for the difficulty in getting the letters into the press, the only solution is to take an emery file and very gently file the bumps on the back of the letters down a bit. Maybe take a little off the top and bottom if visually not smooth. A little work, but it only needs to be done once.

So the bottom line is-at this time, while these additions tasted great,
they didn't work with the words so I have no great tips to share for a tastier, flakier cookie.

Thanks Lynn, You were very helpful...Don't you just LOVE the way we have comments on sights with recipes SO it makes our life SO MUCH EASIER. In the vintage days they only had their cookbooks and gossiped about it at the picket fence. Does anyone go next door anymore to borrow a cup of sugar??? hehe!Big Hugs to you,Donna

I haven't seen these yet. Obviously, I do live in a cave. I have used my lettering thingybobber for fondant on cookies. I may just stick to that now though. Love your father's day cookies! Those are so cute! What if you chilled the dough before rolling it out? Or do they have you do that already? Maybe a bit more vanilla? Just guessing here.

Thanks for the review. I almost got the same cookie kit a while ago. But I don't think I want hard and tasteless cookies! LOL. But very clever in switching the words with other cookie cutters. Love that idea.

It is nice to know that others struggle with getting these things right...I always think it is just me. I would then try to fill in the letters with colored icing to make them stand out more and then they would look like they say things like "I dove a Baddy" or something.

I have these cookie cutters & they just about drove me to drink! I could NOT get the letters in & out for love nor money. I shall try filing them but honestly, they really should have figured out a better way.

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My boys are grown and on their own and while the day job puts food on the table, it doesn't feed the soul. So this Philly Girl started Pig In Mud. Please join me as I welcome each season and holiday through brief posts focusing on home cooking, baking and crafts. I hope you'll find this a happy place that provides inspiration:@) Lynn